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Once upon a time, I bought an Amazon Fire TV Stick. Which worked fine. Until one fateful day, when I wanted to add a second Amazon Prime account to my device so I could watch a movie my boyfriend had purchased. And I couldn’t do it unless I deregistered the device completely from my own account.

I got so mad that I paid full price and then some to have a Roku Streaming Stick 4K delivered right to my porch that very night. And I’m never going back. There’s a reason why this is our favorite streaming stick.

The Roku interface is dead simple to use, and you can even customize the screensaver and home screen background. There are some ads around, but they usually don’t feel too intrusive. It has volume buttons on the remote that are easy to find in the dark. And it has a ton of free channels where you can watch all of How It’s Made, Antiques Roadshow, and other shows that aren’t so gear-centric. (What can I say? It’s a lifestyle.) This price comes within $5 of the lowest we’ve seen. And perhaps best of all, you can log in to any service with whatever darn account you please.